Display frame



i P. H. REGAN DISPLAY FRAME.

Jan. 31, 1933.

Filed Nov. 9, 1951 2 sheets-sheet 1 aar-wily# Jan, 31, 1933. P. H. REGANl 1,895,818

DI SPLAY 'FRAME y Fliled Nov. 9, 1951 2 sheets-sheet 2 W" |55' .55 3p ilJ7 7 --Jl 3f "Jl 4f A :13 *3f :ML-33 v l la J' Y Mn??? PaullbcrrzPatented Jan. 31, 1933 PAUL4 H. lIREGrALN"1` OF FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTSnIsrIiAY FRAME Application med November 91-931: seriaiI No. 573.848.-

Y'Eh'is invention relates to frames which display-v signsY may beremovably mounted.

Such a 'display trame is shown in mV l.. prior Patent No.jl,82f,l67issued to me etoberA a 1a, 193i.

It is; the object of my present invention to providey certain:important` improvements.` iny the display 'ra-messhown in my prior pat.-

ent, by reason ot which improvements signs If may be more easilyinserted and removed and will be:` securely `held in theV frame afterinsertion therein. p v

An important feature of my invention` relates to the provision of adisplay frame in I5 which one portionofthe fra-me may be moved forwardor rearward ont of the'plane of the mainz frame, thereby exposing the,Vcard recesses-:er slots of the main frame..

y My invention furtherrrelatesgto arrange# :Ztl ments and combinationsof parts which will;

be hereinafter described and more-'particularlyf pointed out in theappended claims.

A preferred torm of theinvention is shown. 'in thetawings, in which-Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved display fra-me;

Fig. 2 is asectional side elevation thereof', taken along the liney 2-2in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional front elevation, taken Se along'theline 3.-3 inFig. 2

. Fig; Lis. an enlarged `front elevation ot a portion of the main frame;Y Fig. 5v is a detail side elevation, partlyA 1n section, and/.lookingin the direction of ther' a5 arrowf) inFig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an enlargedfront elevation of a portion of the movable framemember g" Fig. 7 is anvend elevatiomlooking the direction oithe; arr-ow7 in Fig. 6, and

Fig. Sis afsectional side elevation, similar to F ig., 2 butshowingthe'` partsinV a different relation.

Referring to the drawings, li have'` shown my improved displayV frame;as being of rec- '45 temglrlfarI section, with a topA memberl, side.

members `11 and 12 and a movable bottri.r member 13. It' will beunderstood,fhowever,. that my invention is notlimited; toarectangu.-lar-frame or to any particular shape. of frame. but tha-tit isapplicable to any framel havin-gi 50; a main frame` portion a. tramememberz movably mounted relative thereto. i As` shown in the drawings,ythemain frame members 10,11 and 12are mitered together` at the corners@and are secured' tol eachother 55. by'angleb iron braces/,151 and 1F61..These framef members 10,11 and 12` are: provided with "l4 shapedcard-holding recesses 17 Tand with grooves.v or' saw slots V18 which arecovered or' brldged over bythe angle braces 15. and 60; 16` In theportions wherethe'ang-le braces are positioned. v i A backy plate .orsupport20, preferabl .i of sheet metal, is mounted in they framemem ers10, l1 and 12 and'is provided with earsor (Si projections 2'1, 22 and23?, whichy extend into the sawslots 18 between and at the ends of theangle braces. 15 and 16. Y f

Guide. members 30 are also secured inrecesses 17 of the side iframesll`andl 12.l `Tlie 7.0.

. upper ends of thev guide' members `30 are spaced slightly downwardfrom the lower f ends of the angle braces 1.5; and 16', thus prop vidingspace for the side projections 22 and 23l of the backing plate 20- andalso serving75i to prevent rdownward displacement of the plate 201 afterassembly in the trame.

The T-shaped recesses 17 are# relatively deep and their sidewallsextendsnbst'antially beyondthe angle bracesv 15- and 16 .and the 8.0,

guide members 30, ormingretainingflanges orv border Vportions for.' the.backing plate 20 and4 for the signs S: and Si mounted aty one or bothsides ofthe backing plate 20:. A l The guidemembers.v 30 are providedwith 85 transversely extending cylindrical head por'- tions 33.1,. eachprovided withY enlarged ends 34 and 35 and alsoeachfprovided,withfaslight cup-shaped depression 36 (Fig. 50... One orAPAT GFF y Y be removable and may be made in the formY of the'backingplate 20 and also the lowerv of a special cap'screw, as shown in Fig.5.Y The bottommember 13 is mitered at its ends to t the ends of the sideframe members 11 and 12, and is provided with a relatively deep and widegroove 40 to receive the lower end ends of the cards or signs S or S,after the signs are inserted in position.

Guide members@ ,are secured in the bot- -tom `of the groove 40`and areeach provided .at one Tendvr spacedwith segmental portions 4:3 (Fig.3),; which together formalongitudinally slotted cylindricalguidewayrrfor the cylindrical head portion 33of the associated Thesegmental end portions 43 are prefer-` ably of a length substantially.corresponding to' the width'of Vthe ,f'rrzoovel .LQ- in the frameymember 13 and are consequently only Vabout one-third vof the length `of'theV cylindrical head' portions.` 33. i. Consequently the guidel members43 "and the vframe member 13. supported thereby.Y is slidable for asubstantial distance a'longthe vcylindrical headportions 33,'either-forwarder rearward relatively to j Springy plungersy()y (Fig. 3)y'are the plane of the main frame.

y mounted in recesses inthe movableframe member 13 and the'rounded upperends of these plungers are normally seated -in the cup-shaped recesses36,'thus holding the movable frame member. yieldingly inalignmentwithfthe main frame. ,When it is desired\to insert-or remove asign-fromL thel frame, the movable frame member 13 isV displaced forwardor rearward until the lower ends of the T--shaped grooves 17 inthe ysideframes r11 and 12 are exposed and open downwardly, kall as indicated vinFig.` 8.

If itV desired to'reduce the transverse Ytravel Vof the-frame member 13,the T-shapcd grooves or sign-holdingrrecesses 17 may be widenedoutwardly at their lower.' ends, as indicated at 55 (Fig. 8).

, A sign Sor S may then be inserted, which signus made of such. heightthat-it maybe pushed upward` into the T-shaped recessl .17

51'0'1top-edge-of the Beforethe frame'member 13 can be there@v .aftershifted'fto permit removal of thel card,

` frameA high enough toagain Vclear `edge of the framevmember 13.v

the card must be pushed upward' in the main n the upper `By removing thecap screws 35, the frame member 13 may be entirely removed from the If-it is y,desired toprevent unauthorized 1): maybe inserted in one of thevframe memremovai of insertion of signs, a 160k 6o (Fig,`

bers and may be provided with a Vbolt `61 *l adapted-to be projectedintoaY slot in the other frame member. Ay key may be con` veniently insertedinto` the lock 6() from the.;

under side of the frame when the frame is to be unlocked and the signslare to be changed.`

I have thus providedl a very convenient construction by which signs maybejread# ily inserted or removed, which signs'willbe securely retainedinposition after`r being in sertedtherein.Y All parts-of the-'device are'strongly and rigidly constructed and are kwclladapted totheir intendedpurposes;V

"Having 'thusde's'cribed'my inventionand the `advantages thereof, I donot 'wish to be limited V,to .the details herein disclosed, oth- Ye'rvvise than as .set Y'forth in the claims, but

what I claim is if' v p e 1'. A display frame comprisin'gra mainframe'and a movable frame memberfsaid frame and member yhavingnorr'nallyaligned sign-receiving recesses Vin their inner faces,` and means topermanently assemble and sup,

port said movable frame member onsaid main frame and to guidesaid'movable frame mem-V ber transverselyrelative to said mamV frame andperpendicular to the plane 'thereof to an assembled positionfthercwith.out of align ment with endportions ofthe recessesjtherein, whereby asign may be removed there-A y from. o Y

j2. A display frame comprising-1a main" frame l and a vmovable framemember,v said frame and member having normallyfaligned sign-*receivingrecesses in theirinnerfaces, said frame and movable Vframemember hav ingcooperating guiding. devices on which jsaid Yframe-member may be' movedtransversely! out ofthe plane off the main frame," and spring plungersfor said guidingV devices by whichthe main frame and moveableV framemember are ment. '.1 H .v i .I

3. A display frame comprisingarmain frame 'having a 'lf-shaped recessinits inner face and a relatively narrow Vslotat the bottom ofsaid'T-'shaped recess, angle braces and guide members mounted'in saidrecess andheld yieldingly in normal align-- bridging said slot,fthe endsof j said'braces` and guide members being in spacedV relation, y

and a backing'platehaving lugs extending between -said braces and guidemembers land projecting into said narrowy slot, whereby los said backingVplate, is centered laterally-in said frame' and also centeredtransversely relrative tothe planeof said frame.v l f 4. The-combinationin `a"displayframeas Y f set forth in claim 1,' in'whichmea'nsl isprovided vfor yieldingly, holding said `movable frame member intransverse alignmentfwith said main frame. l, Y

5. The, combination' inza ldisplay. frame'vas set forth in claim '1, 1nwhich means vis-pro-` vided to positively prevent relative transversemovement between said main frame and movable frame member.

6. The combination in a display frame as set forth in claim l, in whichsaid main frame and movable frame member have cooperating guidingdevices on which said frame member may be moved transversely out of theplane of the main frame while remaining assembled therewith.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto ai fixed my signature. l

PAUL H. REGAN. Y

